We will begin the second quarter of the school year on Monday. This is a great time to reset and refocus. Middle school is the time for our students to learn not only the pre-requisite curriculum that will help them succeed in high school, but important skills like time management, responsible decision making, organizational skills, and hard work. These skills will help students no matter what career or educational path they choose. Inevitably, all students will reach a level of academics that challenges them. We want our students to develop perseverance and strategies to succeed. 

Encourage your students to ask his or her teachers for extra support, or ways to be more successful in class. Typically, we find that simply completing assignments on time is the number one reason for below average grades. Most of the time, students are beginning all assignments, but they fail to submit work because they lose it, or they forget. 

We will be sending home notifications for our first quarter Lion Leaders Celebration once grades are finalized. Our Lion Leader celebration is for students that receive All As and Bs on their report card and have no disciplinary referrals for the quarter. We will hold celebrations after each marking period, so we want to encourage students that did not qualify this quarter to work hard this quarter. 

In last minute news, the soccer playoff brackets came out late Friday and our girls will play the first round game at home Monday afternoon and the boys will host their first game at home on Wednesday. Come out and cheer them on as they make their way to the finals!

Pictured very top: Morning duty just before the students arrive. From the left are: Mrs. Ness- Lee (8th grade school counselor), Mr. Glenn (8th grade dean), School Resource Officer Lay, and Nurse Crystal.